Fastener.



No. 707,054. Patented Aug. l2, |902. w. H. 00ws0.

FASTENER.

(Application. led June 6, 1900.)

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' UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

VILLIAM B. H. DOVVSE, OF NEVTON, MASSACHUSETTS.

FASTENLER.

SPCIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 707,054, dated. August112, 1902.

Application filed .Tune 6, '1900. Serial No. 19,230. (No model.)

To all whom it may concern.:

Be it known that l, WILLIAM B. H. DowsE, of Newton, in the county ofMiddlesex and State of Massachusetts, have invented a new and usefulImprovement in Fasteners, of `which the following, taken in connectionwith the accompanying drawings,is a specification.

My invention relates to improvements in snap-fasteners, and inparticular to the socket member of such fastener. p The object of myinvention is to provide a member formed of two cooperating parts whichare adapted to be secured together with an'imperforate materialtherebetween, provision being made by means of which the Inaterial isheld in close contact with the inner surface of the outer or capportionfor member of the socket. Y

A further object is to provide the exposed p face of the socket memberwith perforations of various configurations, through which perforationsthe material to which the socket member is secured is visible, giving anornamental effect.

To these and other-ends my invention consists in the improvedconstruction and combination of parts `hereinafter fully described,

and particularly pointed out in the appended claims. p

In the drawings hereto annexethwhich illustrate an embodiment of myinvention, Figure l shows the two parts of a fastener memberin this casethe socket member--in readiness to be attached to the material, suchasthe llap of a glove. Fig. 2 shows the fastener member of Fig. l afterattachment, and Figs.

3 and 4 show the exposed crown of the fastener member and thesusceptibility of the same to effective ornamentation. p

The material a,'to which the socket member is applied, is any'llexibleor textile material forming a part of the glove or garment to which thesnap-fastener is used. The socket member consists of two parts-a cap h,having a perforatedand rounded crown provided with a downwardlyeXtendingannular flange or rim l, formed integral with 'the crown 2, said rimbeing preferably rolled or turned under at f, so as to present a smoothedge to the material a, and a stud-receiving case c, which comprises acentral stud-chamber B, having a closed top g, and a flange fl,

surrounding and extending outwardly from the lower edge of thechamber-Walls. The flange fl may be rolled or turned at its outer edgeol, so as to present a smooth surface to the material a. If the socketmember is to -be used in connection with a non-resilient stud, thestud-receiving case should possess the requisite elasticity. This may besecured by slitting or cutting away the flange 4, as at 5, which givesthe ange a spoked appearance. The flange 4t is preferably upturned, asshown in the drawings.

As shown, the cap h is provided with perforations e, which may besuitably arranged to form a pattern, as shown in Fig. 3, or which may beblended into a single perforation of ornamental contour, asin Fig. 4.The member is secured in position by the placing of the cap h on oneside of the material and the stud-receiving case c `on the oppositeside. The two parts are then pressed together, the material beinginterposed between the cap and the flange, after which, by means of asuitable tool or press, the flange l of the cap is rolled or turnedunder the edge of the flange fand confines the material a between thetwo parts of the socket. The rolled or rounded edges of the flangesprevent any abrasion or tearing of the material.

' As. will be seen in Fig. 2, the securing of the two parts togethercauses the top g of the studfchamber to carry the material a into closecontact with the inner surface of the crown ofthe cap, and as such topremains in this position the material is held in such close contact.

Having thus described my invention, what l claim as new is=- l. Asocketmember of a snap-fastener comprisingacap having a perforated and roundedcrown; and a stud-receiving case having an annular flange, said casingbeing located within said cap with the imperforate material therebetweenand held crimped between the cap and the edge of said flange, said lcasehaving a stud-receiving chamber, the top of which IOC) ing between thecap and ease, said ease comprising a central stud-chamber, having aclosed top, and. a surrounding flange extending from the lower edge ofthe stud-chamber Outward, the lower edge ot' the eapbeing turned inwardunder the flange of the oase .and the confined flexible material, saidtop holding the'material in close Contact with the inner surface of thecrown. 3. A socket member for a snap-fastener com- .prising a cap havinga crown; and a stud-receiving ease lying within said cap with thematerial to which the member is attached lying between the cap and case,said ease com prising a central stud chamber having a closed top land asurrounding flange extending outward and upward from the lower edge ofthe stud-chamber, the lower edge of the cap being turned inward underthe ange of the ease and the confined material, said top holding thematerial in elose con tact with the inner surface of the crown.

4. A socket member fora snap-fastener comprising a cap having aerown,ysaid cap having its lower edge rolled and a stud-receiving ease lyingwithin said eap with the material to which themember is attached lyingbetwo subscribing witnesses, on this L1th day of June, A. D. 1900.

WM. B. H. DOWSE. Witnesses: v

G. W. PHILLIPS, A.. II. FLANNERY.

